November 10th, 2013

Herbal Treatment of Female Infertility

Infertility is the inability to conceive a child within one year of
trying. About one-fifth of couples have difficulty conceiving and in
up to a third of these cases the cause of infertility is unknown. The
incorrect operation of the reproductive system without an underlying
medical condition is known as functional infertility.

AnneMarie Reilly described a "natural" approach to the treatment of
female functional infertility at the recent 149th Annual Conference of
NIMH.

Themes she believes might be associated with infertility include
abnormal blood flow, premenstrual syndrome, stress, hyperalgesia and
disruption of energetic patterns.

AnneMarie considered a range of herbal actions and herbs that may
tackle these conditions:

·         Improvement of blood flow with circulatory stimulants such
as Zingiber officinale

·         Reducing uterine cramping with uterine spasmolytics such as
Viburnum opulus

·         Uterine tonics such as Angelica sinensis

·         Reduction in oestrogen excess with bitter herbs such as
Taraxacum officinale

·         Improving progesterone function and reducing prolactin with
Vitex agnus castus

·         Improving adrenal function with adaptogens such as
Eleutherococcus senticosus

·         Addressing adrenal exhaustion with nervine tonics such as
Hypericum perforatum

The choice of herbal treatment and nutritional supplement described by
AnneMarie depends on the symptoms identified by careful case studies.
She believes that combining symptoms with ‘energetic’ approaches to
diagnosis helps to identify the causal factors for infertility and its
treatment.

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